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Samuel L. Jackson joining Kevin Hart in Peacock’s ‘Fight Night’
ABC/Christopher Willard — ABC Samuel L. Jackson is joining star and executive producer Kevin Hart in a limited series for Peacock. Variety says Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist — based on the 2021 Fight [Read More…]
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HBO’s ‘White Lotus’ adds Parker Posey, Leslie Bibb for Thailand-set third season
Rothwell in season 1 of ‘The White Lotus’ – HBO/Mario Perez On Friday, HBO announced that the third season of its Emmy-winning dramedy The White Lotus will be set in Thailand and gets underway in [Read More…]
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Former police officer faces sentencing in Elijah McClain’s death
Mint Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Randy Roedema, a former Aurora, Colorado, police officer will be sentenced Friday after being convicted of criminally negligent homicide and assault in the third degree in the August 2019 [Read More…]
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New batch of Jeffrey Epstein court documents released
Billionaire Jeffrey Epstein in Cambridge, MA on 9/8/04. (Rick Friedman/Rick Friedman Photography/Corbis via Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — The next batch of documents pertaining to late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein have been released. The latest [Read More…]
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Michael Avenatti argues to overturn conviction for defrauding Stormy Daniels
Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Celebrity attorney Michael Avenatti deserves to have his conviction overturned because the trial erroneously instructed the jury about the professional duties of lawyers, Avenatti’s lawyer argued Friday to a [Read More…]
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The forces behind Harvard President Claudine Gay’s resignation
Klaus Vedfelt/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Claudine Gay has resigned from her seat as Harvard University’s president after a tenure mired by controversy and skepticism, with several forces at play in her exit from the [Read More…]
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Three years later, Jan 6. pipe bomber mystery still unsolved
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Three years after the attack at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, federal law enforcement leaders still have one major unsolved mystery — finding the person who placed [Read More…]
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What to know about intermittent fasting: Is it right for you?
CRISTINA PEDRAZZINI/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — If you have a friend who suggests grabbing dinner at 5 p.m., or a co-worker who you see eating her first meal at noon, she is probably [Read More…]
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Reality Roundup: ‘Love Is Blind’ lawsuit, ‘RHOSLC’ bombshell and more
Have no fear, your reality roundup is here! Here’s a look at what’s happened in the world of reality television this week: Love Is Blind (Netflix) Season five contestant Renee Poche has filed a bombshell [Read More…]
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Palm Springs Film Fest kicks off awards season with honors for ‘Flower Moon’ and more
Getty Images On Thursday evening, awards season got underway at the Palm Springs International Film Festival, where performers and movies that will likely soon be Oscar nominees were honored. Among those, Meryl Streep presented Maestro‘s [Read More…]
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Michelle Yeoh talks new action-packed series ‘The Brothers Sun’
Getty Images for Netflix Oscar winner Michelle Yeoh is back onscreen, playing yet another complicated character in the Netflix series The Brothers Sun. In the new action-packed drama, the Everything Everywhere All at Once star [Read More…]
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Dan Levy on the vulnerability in his film ‘Good Grief’
Chris Baker/Netflix In the new film Good Grief, which drops Friday on Netflix, complicated adult friendships take center stage. The movie marks Dan Levy’s feature writing and directing debut. He also stars in the film, and he [Read More…]
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‘Starsky & Hutch’ star David Soul dead at 80
Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images David Soul, one half of the ’70s buddy cop duo Starsky & Hutch, has died, his wife, Helen Snell, said in a statement. He was 80. His widow said Soul, born [Read More…]
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‘Blade Runner’ Oscar Pistorius released from South African prison on parole after girlfriend’s murder
MARCO LONGARI/AFP via Getty Images (LONDON) — Oscar Pistorius, the former South African runner who competed in both the Olympics and Paralympics, has been released from prison on parole nearly 11 years after he shot [Read More…]
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Snow, wintry mix on the way for Northeast
ABC News (NEW YORK) — A winter storm is moving through the Southern Plains on Friday with heavy rain and snow falling from Texas to Kansas. The storm will continue to move east with a [Read More…]
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Air Force crew ejects safely as B-1 bomber crashes during landing in South Dakota
FILE photo, Ross Harrison Koty/Getty Images (RAPID CITY, S.D.) — Four crew members from Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota ejected safely from their aircraft Thursday night when their bomber crashed while attempting a [Read More…]
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Harry Dunn, Capitol Police officer on Jan. 6, announces run for Congress
Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Harry Dunn, who struggled to defend the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and has been one of the most outspoken members of law enforcement to condemn the attack, [Read More…]
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How Dry January can help with anti-aging, according to doctors
Peter Dazeley/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — While Dry January — giving up alcohol for the month of January — has been shown to have benefits like better sleep and increased energy, giving up drinks could [Read More…]
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In Brief: ‘Hacks’ returning in the spring, and more
On the Max Instagram account, it was announced that the third season of the Emmy-winning comedy series Hacks will hit the streamer in the spring. The series earned Jean Smart an Emmy for her portrayal [Read More…]
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Israel-Gaza live updates: Israel warns of ‘short window’ for diplomacy with Hezbollah
pawel.gaul/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — More than a month after a temporary cease-fire between Hamas and Israel ended, Israel continues its bombardment of Gaza. The end of the cease-fire came after Hamas freed over 100 [Read More…]